On Parade : The World’s Great Military Units

Unpaginated. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Small folio. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some minor shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price unclipped. A voyage around the world’s most influential military corps including the grandeur of Great Britain’s Guards, the rugged French Foreign Legion, the proud U.S. Marines and the small but efficient Swiss Guard of the Vatican etc. Gives the military history of each unit, from battle honours to individual feats of bravery.